The Gold Bat by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse
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page 54 of 191 (28%)
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"Thanks. If this sort of things goes on, I shall get quite a nice
collection of these cards. Start an album some day." "You know," said Trevor, "this is getting serious." "It always does get serious when anything bad happens to one's self. It always strikes one as rather funny when things happen to other people. When Mill's study was wrecked, I bet you regarded it as an amusing and original 'turn'. What do you think of the present effort?" "Who on earth can have done it?" "The Pres--" "Oh, dry up. Of course it was. But who the blazes is he?" "Nay, children, you have me there," quoted Clowes. "I'll tell you one thing, though. You remember what I said about it's probably being Rand-Brown. He can't have done this, that's certain, because he was out in the fields the whole time. Though I don't see who else could have anything to gain by Barry not getting his colours." "There's no reason to suspect him at all, as far as I can see. I don't know much about him, bar the fact that he can't play footer for nuts, but I've never heard anything against him. Have you?" "I scarcely know him myself. He isn't liked in Seymour's, I believe." "Well, anyhow, this can't be his work." |
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